Question: In our four lot building, two lots are owned by a couple and nothing ever gets done. Is this how a strata building should be run?
I have just bought one of four townhouses. The builder owns one and his wife own another, so they have two of the four votes in the strata.
I have a possum in my roof and their answer is “No, we are not fixing that”. The builder and his wife manage the building. There are no meetings and no minutes. Is this how a strata building should be run?
Answer: When votes in a small building are deadlocked, if you want this to change, you need to take up the case.
If the votes in your building are always deadlocked, as you say they are, then it’s going to be difficult, if not impossible, to get things done. If you want things to change, then you’re going to have to take up the case, whether that be communicating and negotiating with your fellow owners to have things done differently, or seeking quotes from an external manager to potentially provides services for your scheme, or seeking qualified advice on your rights.
Unless you take it upon yourself to do these things, it’s very likely things will stay as they are. And no, I don’t think that’s how a strata building should be run.
While I’m no expert on NSW Strata law, I can comment generally.
This post appears in the December 2022 edition of The NSW Strata Magazine.
Chris Irons
Strata Solve
E: chris@stratasolve.com.au
P: 0419 805 898
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